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Song and story of the Māori

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182417
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Series
D series, ca. 1935-1950s.
Categories
Māori radio programs
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Duration
00:12:51
Credits
RNZ Collection
Jubilee Methodist Church Choir, Singer
New Zealand Broadcasting Service (estab. 1946, closed 1962), Broadcaster

Side 1. Comparison of Māori music with songs from Fiji, Samoa and Cook Islands, Part 1.
"Isa Lei" sung by the Jubilee Methodist Church Choir of Suva is compared with a similar sounding waiata by the Hikurangi Maunga cultural group, of Ngati Porou. The narrator highlights a superficial resemblance in traditional music styles.
A Fijian ceremonial chant is then compared with the Maori 'Pine pine te kura'. The missionary influence is described as being stronger in Fijjian music, while Maori music is influenced more by 'Tin Pan Alley'.
Samoan and Maori music are also compared. The narrator says both use popular airs of the day, but he says there is a marked difference in their presentation. An unidentified Samoan traditional chant is heard. A Samoan school choir sings in English 'Welcome to Maleita School'.

Side 2. None